diff --git a/client/ayon_nuke/api/__init__.py b/client/ayon_nuke/api/__init__.py
index 4b810177c2..f3116962cd 100644
--- a/client/ayon_nuke/api/__init__.py
+++ b/client/ayon_nuke/api/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
     NukeCreator,
     NukeWriteCreator,
     NukeCreatorError,
-    get_instance_group_node_childs,
     get_instance_group_node_children,
     get_colorspace_from_node,
     get_publish_config,
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@
     "NukeWriteCreator",
     "NukeCreatorError",
     "NukeHost",
-    "get_instance_group_node_childs",
     "get_instance_group_node_children",
     "get_colorspace_from_node",
     "get_publish_config",
diff --git a/client/ayon_nuke/api/plugin.py b/client/ayon_nuke/api/plugin.py
index c15b2ad88d..743db9a243 100644
--- a/client/ayon_nuke/api/plugin.py
+++ b/client/ayon_nuke/api/plugin.py
@@ -584,12 +584,6 @@ def get_instance_group_node_children(instance):
     return node.nodes()
 
 
-# alias for backwards compatibility
-@deprecated("ayon_nuke.api.plugin.get_instance_group_node_children")
-def get_instance_group_node_childs(instance):
-    return get_instance_group_node_children(instance)
-
-
 def get_colorspace_from_node(node):
     # Add version data to instance
     colorspace = node["colorspace"].value()